Waynesville Primary School

Waynesville Primary School, a compact elementary-level community in Waynesville, Georgia, operated by Brantley County, hosts 434 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 28% below typical.

Within Brantley County, which oversees 7 schools and 3,375 students, Waynesville Primary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waynesville Primary School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Brantley County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Waynesville Primary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Brantley County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Waynesville Primary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.7%; Waynesville Primary School posts 48.9%, +23.3 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Brantley County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,239 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Brantley County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,375 students), of which Waynesville Primary School is one.

Atkinson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waynesville Primary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 437 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025.

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